9.5.09
3.5.09
Real music is dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This video documents what happened to the music.
This video talks about why radio plays the same damn shit over and over again.
This video tells why music sucks now.
This video tells why we don't have real artist anymore.
This video tells why our past music legends wouldn't even get a shot these days.
This video tells why if you want to make it in entertainment industry. MAKE A SEX TAPE!
THIS VIDEO TELLS WHY DMV RADIO IS HERE
DMV RADIO - RADIO THAT REPRESENTS YOU
JOE TRAXX
2.5.09
What is His Name?
When you hear the name “Stringer”, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Men may shout out “The Wire”, and the ladies will scream in several octaves. This character represented what went on in the streets of Baltimore on HBO’s original smash hit “The Wire.” www.thewire.com Every Sunday this actor delivered a raw portrayal and truth to his role but his name remained a mystery. Maybe it is because his name is not a common one let alone American. I will take British actors for the final clue Alex. What actor is currently starring opposite Beyonce Knowles in the box office hit “Obsessed?” His name is Idris Elba. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
As the child of a Sierra Leonean father and a Ghanian mother, the Afro-British cinema and television actor Idris Elba built his reputation as a performer in sitcoms and cable dramas during the 1990s and early 2000s before segueing into Hollywood movies in 2005.
Born in London on September 6, 1972, and raised in the Hackney borough of that city (in the northeast quadrant), Elba pursued acting as a high-school student, at the behest of a drama teacher. Although his film, television, and stage work officially commenced around 1992, Elba's premier credited role arrived in 1995, with a supporting role on the episode of the farcical British series Absolutely Fabulous, entitled "Sex." Many supporting roles on British television followed, including such series as Bramwell, The Bill, Degrees of Error, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, and The Governor. Elba grew deeply frustrated, however, over the seemingly irrepressible tendency of British casting directors to peg him in supporting roles. "Back in London," he later recalled, "I was always just going to be the best friend, or the crook or the detective on the side." When Elba could take no more of this, he immigrated to the United States. A couple of years of inactivity ensued, but after a supporting turn on a 2001 episode of Law & Order, Elba landed a starring role on a 2002 HBO cop drama, The Wire.
In that part -- Elba's best-known and highest-profiled to date -- he plays pusher "Stringer" Bell, the second in command to drug-dealing kingpin Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris). Elba immediately became notorious for daring to impart a pronounced level of affability to Stringer (despite the character's profession); as a result, the role attained widespread popularity with viewers and helped put the series on the map. Elba stayed on the series through its first three seasons.
Elba then transitioned into big-screen roles; his most prominent turns included that of Rev. Frank, a Southern Baptist minister and gospel music hopeful threatened by the arrival of an old friend who challenges his pastoral position, in Rob Hardy's powerful spiritual drama The Gospel (2005); Augustin Muganza, a Hutu captain grappling with the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in the mind-blowing HBO historical drama Sometimes in April (2005); and a scientist and partner of Hilary Swank's professional debunker of religious myths in Stephen Hopkins' gothic, biblically themed horror picture The Reaping (2007).
In 2006, Elba also signed on as the lead of the seriocomedy Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (2007), playing Monty, a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love with a six-figure attorney (Gabrielle Union) and finds the relationship threatened by the re-arrival of his ex-wife. He also joined the supporting cast of Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's 28 Weeks Later, the horror-themed sequel to Danny Boyle's 2002 zombie picture 28 Days Later. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Awards/nominations
- BET Awards
- 2007, Best Actor: Daddy's Little Girls (Nominated)
- Black Reel Awards
- 2006, Best Actor: The Gospel (Nominated)
- 2006, Best Actor Network/Cable: Sometimes in April (Nominated)
- Image Awards
- 2006, Outstanding Actor in a Mini-Series/Television Movie: Sometimes in April (Nominated)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 2008, Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture: American Gangster (Nominated)
Who reads the credits after the end of the show? As an avid fan of “The Wire”, I can honestly say that the preview for the next episode was my only concern. I can also say that since his breakthrough performance, many others along have followed his career. Maybe it was his good looks or strong screen prescience that held my attention. Now you know his name and I am definitely keeping with up with his game. Idris Elba has been and will be here to stay. As long as this man is on the screen, you will not forget his name. You are officially in the mix.
InTheMixWithTre’
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ARE YOU SCARED OF THE SWINE?
State officials said Wednesday that they had identified six probable cases of the swine flu in Maryland - including in two school-age children - as the World Health Organization signaled a pandemic is imminent and federal health authorities said there were 91 confirmed cases of the virus spread across 11 other states.
None of those sickened in Maryland have been hospitalized, and all had links to people who had traveled to Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak, or other countries where there have been swine flu cases, Gov. Martin O'Malley said.
The schools attended by the two children - Folger McKinsey Elementary School in Severna Park and Milford Mill Academy in southwestern Baltimore County - are not being closed, and there is no fear at this time that the virus has spread to other students.
Still, the six likely cases in Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties, which are expected to be confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday - are probably not the last, officials said. The state is testing at least a half-dozen more specimens from people with flu-like symptoms and links to countries where there has been flu, so the numbers could climb.
The new cases reported by the CDC Wednesday morning added Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Indiana and Massachusetts to a list that included New York, California, Kansas, Ohio and Texas. State officials in Maine said laboratory tests had confirmed three cases there, not yet included in the CDC count.
"These numbers are almost out of date by the time I say them," Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the CDC, told reporters.
Officials have advised against nonessential travel to Mexico, but Besser said the United States has no plans to close the borders. The Border Patrol is on the lookout for sick people and is handing out cards with the warning signs of the flu on them, he said, but closing the borders won't work to stop its spread.
Arin Gencer and the Associated Press
NIX TIPS
- Hey, WASH YO HANDS- Especially after using the restroom( it’s a shame to have to even say, but is needed to be said) Germs spread so quickly in public places that we all need to be more cautious. Carry some hand sanitizer.
- Manage your stress- Most of yall know who, what, and how stress comes to you. Most of it’s the same ol same ol situations that we can’t avoid going through our daily process. So think ahead about how to relieve that tension with so and so, be more receptive to negative attention by channeling that energy to somethin positive, and organizing your work for easy access and supervision.
- Be active- A lot of us do something constructive sitting in our chairs all day, crunching numbers or ebaying, or just listening to the #1 online station for the DMV, (www.dmvradio.net), but consider doing something construcitve on your feet. Get ya heart rate going, walk it out, sweat it out, whatever method you use to do it, make sure you keep a routine going so your system can be strong and ready to fight any virus.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. – PLEASE!!!! It only takes 2 seconds.
- Don’t be inconsiderate- If you know you are sick and have symptoms of this virus, STAY HOME!! It isnt fair to others for you to even acidentally spread your germs. Please hold it down and post up at your humble abode.
Signs:
*Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
* Sudden dizziness
* Confusion
* Severe or persistent vomiting
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